. >> his words and kelly clarkson's voice and america singing. ♪ from every mountaintop, let freedom ring ♪ >> reporter: wow. beyonce didn't disappoint either. ♪ and the rockets >> reporter: from american. the poet, robert blanco. >> here the doors we open each day for each other saying hello, shalom, bon jour, howdy, namaste or buwaynon buenos dias. in every language, spoken in one wind, carried in our lives without prejudice as these words break from my lips. >> it was a day that even a president had to pause to take in. >> not a long look, though, because there was one last inaugural parade. the flags, the floats, the fans. and then one last inaugural walk. now, nothing but inaugural balls and four more years ahead. john berman, cnn, washington. >> and beyonce did in fact do an amazing star-spangled banner. >> quite a moment. >> the national anthem once again from beyonce. ♪ o say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ra